J: He s also the host of a bluegrass radio show and is also a musician himself.
Y: Wow. 他还在电台主持兰草音乐节目,还是个音乐家,那他会不会演奏乐器?
J: He plays the steel guitar that you hear in the background.
(Enter samples of steel guitar)
J: ... and the dobro.
Y: 我知道 Steel guitar是夏威夷吉他, dobro好象没有中文翻译,
J: It s common in bluegrass music. Oh, Yang Chen, listen to that lonely, haunting sound.
Y: 没错,这种乐器听起来有一种孤独深沉的味道。
J: Now, let s meet Mark
Mark: I m Mark Boudervaul and I m from Beverly, West Virginia. Well I m a beekeeper primarily but I also do a bluegrass radio show and play steel guitar and dobro.
Y: Mark的声音真的很好听,难怪他要主持电台节目呢。
J: I know. He has a great radio voice.
Y: 没错,不过我更感兴趣的是他的另一个职业:养蜜蜂。
J: Raising bees sounds like such interesting work.
Y: 就是啊,那他是什么时候开始养蜜蜂的呢?
J: Mark started bee keeping when he was around 17 years old. He says a guy a couple farms over, meaning a neighbor, had bees and Mark was intrigued.
Y: 对,Intrigued就是产生兴趣的意思。
J: Right. So Mark pestered his neighbor long enough ...
Y: 等一等, "pester" 不是麻烦,打扰的意思吗?
J: Right. To pester means to bother somebody. So, Mark pestered his neighbor to teach him about bee keeping and it worked.
Mark: I started when I was about 17. I knew a guy a couple farms over from us that had bees and I was pretty intrigued by it. I pestered him long enough for him to show me what to do. And I got my own bees when I was about 18. And I m 48 now so, that s about 30 years.
J: Good idea! And also look for Mark if you need any honey or a radio host or a steel guitar player or whatever other wonderful job Mark does. Thanks for joining us today at American Cafe!